Category: -Photography


Natural world

LOCAL BIRDERS
NICOLA VALLEY NATURALISTS

The Nicola Naturalists are having their members photo night. The venue is tomorrow night at the NVIT lecture theater at 7PM.

NVIT top of the hill on Belshaw avenue in Merritt BC.

We keep the necessary business meeting short so there is ample time to enjoy local nature photos taken by our talented membership. We haven’t seen members’ photos on the big screen for many months so this will be a gala occasion.

NNS

On this Day: October 20 1879

Light bulb begins patent process..

Trains…

A fellowship of history and wonder.

June 19th 2010 meet,
Merritt Railway enthusiasts club

Railways are celebrated all around the world! Today is national railway day in Azerbaijan. You knew that!

On this Day: October 13th 1988

The book Spy catcher survives UK government attempt to squash.

The TMX project is ongoing, and the existing line will be running at capacity for the month of October 2021.

Workers song:

Pipe for oil field
File: Photo KDG

Seven percent apportionment (nominations for tariff on possible shipping), over capacity.

The volume of oil to run is at capacity, with 7 percent to be apportioned.

The energy sector around the world works on a monthly cycle. The Trans Mountain Pipeline is part of that cycle. Apportionment describes the amount of demand shippers place on the pipeline in excess of its available capacity. Here’s a step-by-step guide to the apportionment determination that’s carried out every month for the existing Trans Mountain Pipeline system.

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  • Each month our shippers submit requests for how much petroleum (crude oil and refined products) they want to ship through the pipeline to service their customers. These requests are called ‘nominations’.
  • Based on shippers’ nominations, we then determine the ‘capacity’ available on the pipeline for the month. Determining pipeline capacity is complex. Capacity is affected by, among other things, the types of products that have been nominated, any pipeline system maintenance activities that will reduce flows that month and carry-over volumes that haven’t completed their transit of the pipeline by month’s end.
  • Based on available pipeline capacity and the volume of shipper nominations we received, we calculate apportionment using a method accepted by the Canada Energy Regulator and forming part of our tariff. A tariff includes the terms and conditions under which the service of a pipeline is offered or provided, including the tolls, the rules and regulations, and the practices relating to specific services.
  • If shipper nominations are less than pipeline capacity, the apportionment percentage to that destination is “zero” and all the product volumes nominated by shippers are accepted to be transported that month.
  • If shipper nominations exceed pipeline capacity, the apportionment is a percentage greater than zero.

Apportionment has been up to 40 percent…

The apportionment ( over capacity nominations) is sometimes up to 40 percent. This is a good indication that expansion is a good business plan.

1958 footage

The pipeline in use at this writing is the one that was built in 1958. The expansion project is building another line beside it.

On this Day: October 12th 1968

Hugh Jackman, actor, born.

TNRD

Webinar on health issue of substance abuse.

There is a local elected officials webinar coming up. The point is to lessen the harm to people that are small users or personal users of illicit substance. The discussion is , October 13th 10 Am-12pm registration is open until October 8th.

Editors note: This program falls in the venue of ” de fund the police” You may be concerned were participants will end up and what they will be doing. Your block may be effected by programs and the loss of some peace of mind. Talk to a local elected offic.al if you are concerned.

The UBCM is the host of this undertaking, they are at 525 Government St, Victoria BC V8V 0A8.

ubcm@ubcm.ca

A 2010 single homeless, camp leaving
on a traffic island on a freeway… File Photo KDG

On this Day: October 7th 1996

Fox News starts its broadcast.

Friday October 1st the Nicola Valley Arts Center is hosting the artists from the Merritt Naturally Show. Between the hours of 4 and 7 PM, hear the artists stories and techniques.

The Arts center is at the corner of Voght and Nicola in Merritt BC, Canada. The pair are being billed as knowledgeable photographers and will answer questions..

On this Day: October 1st 1890

Yosemite National Park is opened.

Trans Mountain Expansion Update…

The TMX organisation took part in the UBCM, Union of British Columbia Municipalities Convention this September.

Ian Anderson, Trans Mountain president hosted a virtual breakfast for 23 mayors of impacted communities through Microsoft teams.; this was the sixth breakfast TMX has participated in at the

UBCM annual conventions.

A matched donation to the Red Cross, Registered Fire Appeals Fund was made by TMX in support of the wildfire situation during the fire season.

10,000 workers engaged…

Pipe for oil field
File: Photo KDG

On this Day: September 28th 1825

The first passenger breaks the 15 MPH barrier, causing fear.

Haiku, Youku, we all Ku…

 Loves on this morning.

Raise a standard,  into the wind,

Doves fly to me, bring peace. KDG

Wind of Change,,,

TGIF- Merritt Naturally…

On this Day: September 17th 2001

The New York Stock exchange opens after the 911 event.

Butterfly, UTM

On the walk still alive ..File. Photo KDG

Life has its challenges.

Japan a sea going seafood nation.

Japan is a seafood loving , long life expectancy, going to sea nation. Claiming poverty for living space because of a lage population on 5 main islands, there are thousands of small islands under their control .

Dolphins range about and have individual characters

Dolphins are distinct from Porpoise ( not by being aimless and without porpoise) but by their teeth Dolphin teeth are conical Porpoise teeth are Flattened.

Japanese History as Seamen

The Japanese have a tradition of seamanship and vessels. They are not to be mistaken for the Chinese and their junks. Both have a long trading history with the middle east and the sill road when it was mostly navigated by following the long coastline. Their craft resembles the Arabic sloops of that time.

On this Day: September 1st 1969

Yesterday is released by the Beatles.

Seasons pass BCJHL…

Merritt Centennials

Game 7 Wednesday, September 22nd, Coquitlam . There are adult seasons pass’s available for $250.00. Thanks for supporting junior hockey; fans are essential to the style and demeanor of the game.

BCHLTV.ca

The local junior hockey team has a special on to August 31st for a “All access seasons pass to streamed league games.

#modernhockey

BURNABY, B.C. – The BC Hockey League (BCHL) announced today that they have rebranded their online streaming broadcasts to BCHL TV. The league has launched a new website – www.bchltv.ca – specifically tailored to BCHL fans, where viewers can browse the league’s schedule, go directly to a specific team’s upcoming games or view recent archives. BCHL games will […]

September 13th 2021,vaccination proof for ticketed events…

The ministry of health is requiring one shot immunization for certain public admissions on Sept 13th, this may includes seeing the local team, if outbreaks are relevant.

The certification will be online for downloading before the September 13th start. Three items needed”

Name

Date of Birth

Personal Health Number

On this Day: August 26th 1971

The first million dollar NHL contract goes to Bobby Oar.

Sweet Victory play list.

Cooking hamburgers for hockey
File photo KDG

Emergency assistance to keep the health and safety of workers.

Trans Mountain is available to assist in wildfire management in BC.

We have offered the use of our camp communities in Merritt and Clearwater for evacuees and are currently housing evacuees and firefighters working in the area in our Merritt facility. In Kamloops, work was stood down in Kenna Cartwright Park and Pineview Park areas as requested by the City of Kamloops, with team members helping to mitigate fire risk by wetting and cutting grass in areas under active construction for the Expansion Project. Trans Mountain also supported the Robson Valley Fire Service response efforts with a skidder and water tank after a fire ignited in the North Thompson region.

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Merritt BC Camp

The Merritt Camp Community is a self-sufficient site connected to power with on-site water and sewer infrastructure. The camp community will house up to 400 people working on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project and is operated by Civeo through a joint venture partnership with the Lower Nicola Indian Band.

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Serious Presence, Including HDD…

Nicola River File Photo KDG

Still in the Q for crossing ?

Playlist : Leon Bridges…

You Tube Music
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On this Day: August 17th 1959

Quake lake is formed in Montana.

On this Day: August 16th 1896

The Klondike Gold rush begins.